Textual Analysis Of The Movie Jaws

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Jaws textual analysis There are many themes that are present in the movie Jaws. The biggest theme through the movie Jaws is the theme Man vs. Nature. This is obviously displayed through Brody wanting to keep the island safe from the shark. The head sheriff of this tourist town has a man-eating shark on the loose and wants to keep everyone out of the water until the capture the shark. Though Brody is afraid of water himself he knows the dangers this shark can hold for the town. His goal is to kill the shark in hope to keep the beaches safe. His motif through the film is fear. He is in fear that more people are going to die and that his son will die to this shark. Seeing ass the shark almost killed his son you can understand why he feels that…show more content…
The most obvious place to start would be the light hanging above the table. This light rocks back and forth through the entire clip. It is the only light that is being casted upon Hooper. The directors reasoning for this is to make Hooper seem present but not so obvious that you pay attention to him. The lighting through the familiar image scenes on Quint are very similar through the clip. They have a shadow casted across half of his face. This is symbolic of having a dark side to this story. Through the speech you see the character develop and understand the shadow across his face. There is a part that is unknown but also a dark side to Quint. The most interesting lighting in this scene is the very times they show Brody in the scene. When you see him he is silhouetted in the frame. It is a mid-shot of him. The background is black and he is wearing a black turtleneck. The director’s intent through this shot is to put emphasis on the reaction in Brody’s face. When you see his face not move you can tell he is speechless. This is helped out by the lighting. The only part of him you can see is his face. He also has a similar shadow to quint across his face. This by director intent is trying Quint and Brody together. Though they are out there for different motivations their result is the same. Hopper is a different story he wants to learn from the shark. This is why…show more content…
First to start out with the windows in the background. What the director did was he fogged up the windows so you cannot see out of them. This is a way in which he keeps the attention on quint through the entire scene. Also it plays into the fear of the viewer in drawing suspense. The viewer is afraid of what he cannot see and what is out there and yet the windows are fogged up and there is a killer shark close to the boat. This adds another dimension tot the suspense of the scene. These windows could have been clear and you would have been able to see everything but instead they are fogged up to give to viewer a sense of uncertainty. The next biggest piece of the scene is the first aid kit that is located right about Quint’s head. They could have chosen to put that anywhere but the director chose to put it right at the top of Quint’s head in this scene. The first aid kit is symbolic of trouble to come. The reason it is also over Quint’s head is because it is the only thing other than Quint that you focus on. You realize what it is right away and are weary that they might have to use it or something bad is going to happen later. Another big piece in the scene is the pole that Brody is leaning on. This pole is symbolic of Brody as a character. He is not comfortable at sea so that is why he is standing up as opposed to sitting comfortably like Quint or Hooper. He is also leaning on the pole for support. This is
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